While the idea of making a big trip to San Diego Comic Con has always been intriguing to me, so far my experience of conventions has been limited to the local con that happens in my city every October.

Nerd culture must be experiencing a boom in Canada, because I ...

I may not be the authority on drawing backgrounds in comics. However, I did spend about two years taking several classes centered around perspective drawing so I do know a little bit more than the average bear. The idea that I have is this, as comic makers, we enjoy telling ...

Today is Memorial Day in the United States.

Before you spend the day shopping for the latest sales, catching up on sleep, dreaming about prom, or using today as an extra day to study for an exam, please take a moment to step back and think about what this day ...

I would like to think that webcomic creators have a different way to see the world. A fresh perspective through rose coloured glasses can soften the realities of the day-to-day. Maybe an artistic touch is all we need to stay content.

This week I created an original inkblot in the ...

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Banes returns to the Quackcast to join me on another interview with Jake Richmond of the very popular Modest Medusa! This time we get to find out more about Jake's comic making technique, his writing style, character creation, colour technique, drawing materials, programs and his whole work ...

It has been a quiet weekend for news. Just a reminder, you can send any news pertaining to webcomics to HippieVan and me.

I spent Sunday evening watching the Oscars as anyone who has lived in the entertainment capital of the world is morally obligated to do. There were no ...

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After a terrible bathroom flooding incident Modest Medusa was born. That's sort of the beginning of the story of Modest Medusa, but also how the comic began too! In this Quackcast I interview Jake Richmond, the creator of the very successful and popular Modest Medusa: a pretty ...

Step inside the magical world of fantasy in Diexemor, where every page looks like a stained glass painting and the majority of characters have long hair. Castles, canyons, cemeteries, fortresses, dark forests, and old world taverns set the stage for many of the backdrops of this dreamscape environment.

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Jason and Jamie Deroya are twins living on the quiet, peaceful island of Cyana. Jamie dreams of adventures outside of her small world and circle of friends, and her dreams are about to come true when she decides to live abroad with her father. On the eve of her departure ...

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This week Kawaii gives us a detailed rundown of many of the drawing apps available for the ipad! Banes talks about some for the iphone and I mention some for Android devices. People should send in pics they’ve done in mobile drawing apps to Kawaii’s email ...